Ashleigh's Diary

by Joanna Campbell

Book Overview

Discovering a diary that she kept as a girl while growing up on her parents' farm, champion rider Ashleigh Griffin relives memories of the horses she once loved, including a spirited colt stolen by horse thieves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061062928
• ISBN13: 9780061062926
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Sad but Awesome

Thoroughbred are my favorite books in the whole wide world!! They rock!! About Ashleigh's diary. It was one of the best books I've ever read. Also the saddest. I got very sad when black night and wanderer got stolen. The saddest part of the book is when all the horses die. I cryed when black night died. Also when Ashleigh had to move and leave stardust. I've been reading thoroughbred books for about 2 months. This book is a nice long sad story. IF you don't like it your crazzzy!! P.S There are some happy parts too.

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!

This book is the best ever. It was SO sad when Black night died, but I was happy when Stardust got better. HORSE LOVERS READ THIS BOOK!! ( P.S You might love this book too much )

The best book ever!

Though I am not crazy over horses, I love this series. If you have read the first 5 books in the Thoroughbred Series, you may have often heard Ashleigh say and remember Edgerdale. This book explains it all. So you should read this book before the series to understand what Ashleigh is saying when she talks about Edgerdale. This was a book filled with details and mixed emotions. It only took me an hour and a half to read this book because it was so good, and this is while I was in the car. As I was coming home, the equine came through, and killed Black Night, Ashleigh's beloved black foal, and other horses at the Girffen's Breeding Farm. It brought tears to my eyes because Ashleigh was so close. This book is a great book, and you should read it!

sad and unforgetable

this book is great and it is really sad. i would recomend it to anyone who likes horses young or old. when the horses die i was crying so hard i couldn't even see the page. blacknight seemed almost real and it would break my heart to wake up with his head in my arms and he be dead. even if you hated horses and thought they shouldn't deserve to live you would still love this book. i have read it so many times that it is folded and has lines all over the cover but no matter how many times i read it i still cry. i own 20 TB books this one was the first i ever owned and it will always hold a speical place in my heart.

Holy Crow!!!!

THIS IS THE BEST BOOK IN THE SERIES BY FAR!!! I loved this book. I cried through the end ( When Black Night died I cried so bad I couldn't even see the page. ) I read it last night and couldn't put it down. I ended up reading 'til 11:00. When I put this book down I said to myself "AShleigh is a very strong girl" I LOVED IT!!! Bring some tissues when you read, I'm warning you. Every horse Lover should read this book!!